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on this edition of Freedom Journal Iraq

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soldiers trained to be the best when

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things are at their worst . And Baghdad

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councilman make their voices heard

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these stories and more on today's FJ I

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Hello , I'm Petty Officer Mat Gleason .

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Welcome to this edition of Freedom

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Journal Iraq . There are many elected

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officials in Iraq who are helping to

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improve the safety and security of the

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country . As Army Staff Sergeant Vince

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stevens reports , a politician in the

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rashid district of Baghdad is getting

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the opportunity to continue his work as

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an elected official . Thanks to the

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support of the local council .

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The Baghdad Rashid District Council has

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voted on its chairman physician at the

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District Council hall in Southern

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Baghdad . The District council works

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with the government of Iraq and

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coalition forces to provide rashid

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citizens essential services and secure

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neighborhood . The council re elected

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its current chairman , Yakub al Qadi

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for another term . The Council's

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decision reflects the districts 1.6

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million residents support for the

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current council and its policies . The

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first brigade combat team of the fourth

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Infantry Division has worked with the a

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coup for the past seven months . First

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Brigade Deputy Commander , Lieutenant

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Colonel Paul Hacen Los visited the

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District Council to personally

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congratulate Yakub . He's been a very

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positive influence influence both in

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the a re establishment and

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refurbishment of the central services

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in the ship district as well as he's

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got a good relationship refugee

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security force leadership . Yakub

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served as council Chairman for a year

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and has served on various advisory

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councils . Prior to his current

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position , he worked with coalition

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forces to establish the council after

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the fall of Iraq's dictatorship . Yakub ,

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also coordinated for many displaced

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families to return to their homes ,

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conducted numerous field visits and

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helped implement the current law

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imposing plan . Yeah ,

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I'd like to see many essential services

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provided for the rashid citizens ,

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especially with improving security .

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Security is the main factor for

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services availability . As we see the

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neighborhood citizen cooperation with

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the coalition and Iraqi security forces ,

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we hope that providing these services

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will happen more rapidly and have to

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show what we want Reporting for 1st

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Brigade , 4th Infantry Division , I'm

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Army staff Sergeant Kevin Stevens ,

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Multi National Division Baghdad Iraq .

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Although the security situation in Iraq

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has improved dramatically this past

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year , soldiers still need to remain

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vigilant for terrorist attacks . Senior

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airman robert ATan takes us to a class

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at ali base where the instructors are

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preparing students to protect

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themselves and the members of their

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communities on the field of combat .

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You must rely on the person next to you .

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Their skills in the event of an

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emergency could mean the difference

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between life or death here at all . E

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base , these instructors are trying to

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turn the odds in your favor . Two

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biggest killers on the battlefield

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today are bleeding from an extremity

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and tension pneumothorax , in some

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situations where medics are not

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available , we try to empower soldiers

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to be able to treat those wounds before

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the wounded soldier reaches a higher

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echelon of care . So we try to

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implement them how to stop bleeding by

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using a tourniquet trauma dressing ,

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elevation and pressure points also

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cheating sucking chest wounds and

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performing a tension pneumothorax ,

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which will greatly , greatly reduced

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the number of fatalities before a

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soldier reaches the medical treatment

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facility , these army and Air Force

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members are instructing to combat

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lifesaver course , teaching troops not

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only self aid buddy care , but the

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basic advanced medical skills that can

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really make a difference on the field

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of battle . The teach on average for

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CLS class is a month , More than 60

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students And for a total of 96

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classroom hours and that's not even

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counting their troops who are re

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certifying and everyone is grateful for

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the training . I believe it's an

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excellent skill building tool . Uh once

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an event happens that results in

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casualties wishing you had that

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training at that time is not the best

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time to be behind the power curve on

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that learning . Getting this as soon as

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possible when you arrive in country is

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about the best thing I think could

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occur with these skills on hand ,

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soldiers and airmen can feel more

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confident about the person standing

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next to them and their skills just in

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case the worst happens . But in the

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meantime , everyone is working to be

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the best warfighter . They can be ,

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this is senior airman robert Atan Ali

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Base Iraq . The Iraqi military is in

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the process of taking control of

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critical security operations throughout

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the country . One area of concern is

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protecting the country's borders and

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ports to help aid in this task . Iraq

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has purchased a new patrol boat to help

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provide additional port security in

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places like um Kosar Petty Officer

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Andrew Krause has this report on how

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the U . S . Coast Guard is teaching the

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Iraqis how to use this new capability

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every day before heading out on patrols .

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Iraqi sailors guess up their patrol

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boats . However , at this Iraqi naval

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base in um Qasar , they're not filling

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up just any boat . This is very

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important today . They're heading out

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on their brand new defender patrol

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boats and they're relying heavily on

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Lieutenant Commander Mills and his team

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from the International Training

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Division . We're here to provide

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basic boat operator operator training

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for the Iraqi Navy . They just were

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delivered six new defender class patrol

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boats . So we are here to teach them

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how to operate the new platforms that

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they have are very agile . They're very

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a lot heavier than the boats that they

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recently have . Uh they can do more

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maneuvers , They have more electronics

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on board . So we're getting them more

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familiar from when they do their

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patrols and they're able to go out and

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do boardings at night , that they can

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be confident operating the Nasa is that

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they have slowed down . The Iraqi

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military will rely heavily on these

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patrol boats to provide them with port

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security . That's why through the

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foreign military sales program , they

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have 20 more of these defenders on the

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way , giving them a total of 26 diamond

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with these votes . I hope to provide my

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countries with the security it needs to

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be able to rebuild and give us a safe

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place to live . Mhm These patrol boats

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represents a lot for the Iraqi Navy but

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for coalition forces it's just one more

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step to handing over the responsibility

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of securing Iraq back to its people

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reporting from um Qasar I'm petty

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officer . Andrew cross the steps the

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Iraqi military is taking to upgrade its

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ability to secure the country is not

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just limited to maritime Defense

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Specialist Daniel Turner reports on how

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soldiers in Camp Taji are helping the

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Iraqi army prepare for another facet of

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security operations . It's like

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really good . The Iraqi Army is trying

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to stand up a chemical corps , much

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like that of the US Army . So today

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striker Brigade soldiers are giving

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them brief chemical biological ,

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radiological and nuclear classes or C .

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B . R . N . Classes here on Camp Taji

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soldiers with a second Squadron , 14th

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Cavalry Regiment , Second Striker

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Brigade Combat Team , 25th Infantry

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Division are teaching the IA soldiers

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about the threats of CBrn warfare and

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familiarizing them with the equipment

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needed to be prepared for any situation

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they may encounter in the future . This

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is a level a chemical warfare suit with

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an oxygen tank that you wear inside the

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suit to be able to breathe during a

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chemical attack . This is the highest

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level of suit they the level a suit

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protects in low level oxygen

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environments and highly toxic

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environments . CBrn Warfare Specialist

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Sergeant Michael Malone says training

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the up and coming Iraqi Chemical Corps

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is vital to Iraq self sufficiency . If

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one day they want to stand on their own

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two ft , they need to know every aspect

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of war and chemical warfare is

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unfortunately there . So they have to

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they have to know how to protect and

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defend against it . Today , the IA

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soldiers are learning about the basic

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equipment detectors for biological

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warfare agents , Chemical warfare

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agents , radiological fallout and toxic

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industrial chemicals and materials with

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the information received here today ,

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the Iraqi Army will be able to inform

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the government of Iraq on the dangers

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of CBrn warfare and let the joe I know

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what equipment is needed to better

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equip the Iraqi Chemical Corps 2 to 5

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is currently part of Multi national

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division Baghdad , reporting for the

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second striker Brigade combat Team .

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25th Infantry Division M and D . B .

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I'm Specialist Daniel Turner Camp Taji

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Iraq . Uh huh .

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